As much resilience as the Avalanche’s first third of the season demanded, there remained one mountain they had not climbed entering the final game before Christmas.
They found a way to climb it for the signature win of the year so far.
Sam Girard scored his second goal of the season to beat his former team in overtime, and the Avs pulled off their first multi-goal comeback win by upending Nashville in a 3-2 thriller.
